Cell Metabolism
Volume 14, Issue 1, 6 July 2011, Pages 3-4
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Inflaming Hypothalamic Neurons Raises Blood Pressure

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Obesity and hypertension are strongly associated, and neural dysfunction has been implicated in both. The hypothalamus integrates signals regulating blood pressure and energy homeostasis. A recent paper in Nature Medicine (Purkayastha et al., 2011) suggests that obesity and hypertension are caused by inflammation in distinct hypothalamic neuronal populations.

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